The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-08-31
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items OF Interest Gathered from Various
Quarters,


father, DR.. Joseph Fahyan.
Charles \. Dana and Benjamin +. BUt!er
will be known in history rs tic Two
D1omios G: American politics.
Atlanta is to have new daily morning
newspaper It will be known rs the N"iM
and viii be owned by G. X Woodward.
\ special cable to thc New York >"n
from London says that John Ru>Ei". the
famous author and art cTictic. is insane
Colonel Fred Grant has gone to Europe
-solae say 20 escort his sister, Mrs. S::r-
toris, to this country on her promised visit.
Tle.e is but little change i'll EX-Sccrctary
ManainaS s condition, what little there Is
being in the direction OF improvement.
4 report from Dublin says that NiScol:n'
Donnerailc, who was bitten by a fox last
January has been attacked with bydr@-
phob;a.
Turkey has declined RussiaS proposals
for clercive action towards Bulgaria. anG
VIII await the concerted action oi the
powers interested.
justice Field, Of the United States Su-
p-eme Court. thinks the division Of Cali
forniGl into two States is certain to occur
before long.
Among the passengers on the steamer
Umhria, which left Liverpool for this coun-
try ca Saturday, are the Duke of MarlDor-
ough and Lord Dysart.
The cities of Cleveland, Detroit, Toledo
AID SaEdusky Will celebrate the anniTcr-
sary of Commodore Perry victory on Lake
Erie on the 10th Of next month.
Charles S. Wolfe. late Prohibition candi-
date fol Governor and tue most aggressive
political kicker in the State. is reported rs
havjag decided 10 move to Dakota soon.
TIE steamer Fulda, which arrived at
New York Monday, brought $500, 900 in
gold from England. Gold imports this
week are $500, 900,
Tire life of the Amecr Of Afghanistan is
despaired Of One of his feet has been
amputated, owing to ga2grcne, and it is
feared viii result in Gcath.
The meeting Of tie National Committee
OF the Prohibition party, which was called
for Novembc7 18th il Chicago, has been
postponed TO November 30th.
In spite OF Mr. Mackay's indignant de-
mails it is still believed that he and Flood
lost from $6,000,Q00 to 100000 in their
recent wheat deal.
Congressman Tom Reed, of Maine. is
AFRAID to trust Utah as a State, even though
it h.s az anti-Mormon clause il its cousti-
tuition. Reed is sometimes right.
General Greely. OF Arctic fame, was ban
quoted on Saturday by the New Bedford
Board Of Trade, and made to recount his
experiences in the regions Of perpetual
snow.
Harriet Bcecher Stove has written q let
ter 70 a friend denying that she is in poor
health and says that she is able TO take a
long walk every day and feels stroGs and
hopeful.
DR.. David r. Kerr, the editor Of the
Pit,sburg United Presbyterian, is famed
for life by his recent fal! al kiskiminctas
Springs He is past scvcnty-iive, but is
still in cditoria! harness.
4 Washington paper says that lion. Geo.
Lathrop, United States Minister &c Russia,
is on bis way to the United States, and thai
upon his arrival here he will tender bis
resignation,
\ lively fight On the 18th instant, in the
mountains near San Carlos, Texas. between
party of thirty bandits and force OF GUS
tom police resulted in the routing OF the
robbers.
Col. John A. CoCkerill, "the Mascot
Editor" has decided to sever his coancc-
| ticn with the New York World. having &C
ceptcd the managing editorship OF the Ter
al9.
J. +. Riley. Washington newspaper
man, was arrested ia Omaha the other day
on .he supposition that lie was James \.
Tag.art. the defaulting and missing teller
OF The Union Trust Company, Of PAiladcl-
phia.
Cadet E. E. Lank, Of Ohio, third class
man at Annapolis, attempted to haze Cade.
Long. fourth classman. by forcing him 20
! make meal of soap The latter preferred
fight and the hazer will be court-martialcd.
The government of New South Wales
having offered 80. 900 acres Of land 10 any
missionary society that will undertake 10
| civiliZe the natives, the Pope has directed
that immediate attention be paid TO the
| Offer
Beautiful Florence will send collection
of her choicest art treasures to the Kansas
City cattle show. 1t has been evident for
some time that Kansas City is destined 10
become an art center second in splendor
only TO Chicago.
Prominent Republicans claim that it was
their influence which carried Texas against
prohibition. In proof of this they point TO
the feet that the largest majoritieS against
the amendment came from the strongest
Republican counties.
Uncle Billy Toombs, the lifelong body
servant Of the old Georgia Senator, died in
Washington on Tuesday, at the advanced
age of 81 years Uncle Billy will be re
membcrcd as the only African who abso-
lutely refused to accept freedom.
Paymaster Watkins, L. s. n, has been
sentenced to three years imprisonment at
hard labor. Watkins was tried on board
the ship OSsipee, at lokohomo, and found
guilty of fraud. embeZZlement deserti0n
and other offences.
Governor Bartlett, of California, was
stricken by paralysis Monday night, and
little hope OF his recovery is entertained.
In the event Of his death, he will be sue
ceeded by Lieutenant Governor Waterman
who is a Republican.
John Myrick, colored, was lynched in
Henry county, Ala, Wednesday night by
100 Of his own race Last week he assault
ed 4 white woman After securing the
woods party of colored men found him,
strung him up to a tree and riddled his
body with bullets.
Talmadge \. Lambert, Washington